"A mass induction of Navy recruits was planned for August 23, 1942, prior to a baseball game scheduled for Navy Day. An entrance fee was charged with all the money given to the Navy Relief Society.
"Family members were later encouraged to write positive letters to their relatives in the armed forces and not burden them with problems at home."
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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